Athens Bar Show returns
An educational exhibition for bartenders and bar and catering professionals, the Athens Bar Show returns to the Technopolis cultural center in downtown Gazi on November 8, along with many events around the capital.
Socialist chief slams ‘unacceptable’ media coverage of child rape, pimping case
Nikos Androulakis, the president of PASOK-Movement for Change, has taken aim at the media coverage of the case involving the rape and pimping of a 12-year-old girl in Athens.
EU leaders avoid deep rift on gas price cap at energy summit
European Union leaders struggled to find immediate practical solutions on how to deal with the energy crisis but avoided an open rift between Germany and France on Friday that would have exposed a divided bloc as it confronts Russian President Vladimir Putin over his war in Ukraine.
Rescue operation for sailboat carrying 80 migrants
A broad search and rescue operation was underway early Friday for around 80 people on board a sailboat off the southern tip of the Greek mainland, authorities said.
Cyprus’ inflation at 9% in September
Cyprus’ annual inflation rate came to 9% in September, a little under the eurozone and European Union averages and significantly lower than the 12.1% EU-harmonized rate recorded in Greece.
Icelandic carrier introduces direct flights to Athens, transits to US
Iceland’s low-cost carrier Play has started ticket sales for flights from Athens to Iceland and the US, initially with two flights per week, every Tuesday and Saturday, starting on June 3, 2023.
ATHEX: Stock market evolved into a bear trap
The Greek stock market proved to be a bear trap of sorts on Thursday, as it reversed early losses to continue upward in the course of the day and rally to a new seven-week high at the closing auctions (partly thanks to the strong opening in Wall Street), albeit on reduced trading volume.
Record employment boosts EFKA coffers
The 20-year record in employment this year has generated bolstered social security contributions, leading to a surplus of some 1.78 billion euros for the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) in 2022, with 2023 remaining on track for a surplus of €1.3 billion.
Sizable subsidy planned for rooftop solar panels
Rooftop photovoltaic panels combined with power storage will be subsidized by the state to up to 60% of their cost, an Energy Ministry official told the Renewable and Storage Forum on Thursday.
Promoting Athens further as a tourism destination
Strengthening the momentum of the Athens destination in international markets must be a key component of Greece’s tourism promotion strategy, according to the president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Yiannis Retsos.